Wigan rugby league star Iafeta Paleaaesina has been ordered to carry out 200 hours community service after admitting breaking a man's jaw.
The 26-year-old Wigan Warriors player had faced a jail sentence for the savage blow but a judge instead ordered him to carry out the unpaid work.
Paleaaesina, a prop forward, who had admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on bus driver James Campbell was ordered to pay £250 towards prosecution costs and also pay his own defence costs.
Paleaaesina was arrested following the incident which took place at Wigan North Western railway station in the early hours of October 6, last year.
He broke Mr Campbell's jaw with a single blow and footage of the the incident, which was caught on CCTV cameras, was shown to the court when he pleaded guilty.
Paleaaesina has no previous convictions. His barrister said that he had been provoked into the blow after being repeatedly goaded by remarks by Mr Campbell, who had perhaps drunk too much, and which went too far.
"He is extremely sorry for what he did and the injury caused," said defence barrister Paul Becker.
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